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cord-302113-xqmvix1o	Aacharya, Ramesh Prasad	Ethical dimensions of stigma and discrimination in Nepal during COVID-19 pandemic	2020-05-27		.txt	text/plain	1482	86	49	Quarantine of the potentially infected and isolation of positive patients is the standard management of COVID-19 but health care providers must be aware of the socio-cultural implications, and potential for stigmatisation which could inadvertently affect certain population [2] . Ethical issues in the national context of Nepal during the pandemic COVID-19 particularly after the public health measures in relation to stigma and discrimination to health care professionals and patients are discussed. As personal protective equipment (PPE) were inadequate and health care professionals were at risk while collecting swab samples and caring the suspected cases in isolation ward, the government decided to disburse 1 million rupees to 25 hospitals to help them run fever clinics. Immediately after the lockdown decision of the government, hospitals throughout the country stopped regular services and the public perception was that only the patients with COVID-19 will J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f 5 | P a g e be taken care of.	./cache/cord-302113-xqmvix1o.txt	./txt/cord-302113-xqmvix1o.txt